Installing the product on z/OS

You install the product using IBM® Installation Manager. Installation Manager installs products from one or more product repositories.

About this task

To install WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Version 8 product, you need both of the following:
  • Installation Manager running on a z/OS system
    To create an Installation Manager on z/OS, perform one of the following procedures:
    • Install the Installation Manager installation kit (FMID HGIN140) using SMP/E, and run batch jobs to create the Installation Manager.
    • Download the Installation Manager installation kit as a compressed file, extract it to your z/OS system, and invoke shell commands to create the Installation Manager.
  • Access to a copy of the product repository

    Install the WebSphere Application Server Version 8 repository (FMID HBBO800) using SMP/E.

Procedure

  1. Create an Installation Manager and obtain the product repositories.
  2. Install WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 8.

    Perform the following procedure: Installing WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

[Updated in April 2013]

Results

Notes® on logging and tracing:
  • An easy way to view the logs is to open Installation Manager and go to File > View Log. An individual log file can be opened by selecting it in the table and then clicking the Open log file icon.
  • Logs are located in the logs directory of Installation Manager's application data location. For example:
  • The main log files are time-stamped XML files in the logs directory, and they can be viewed using any standard web browser.
  • The log.properties file in the logs directory specifies the level of logging or tracing that Installation Manager uses. To turn on tracing for the WebSphere Application Server plug-ins, for example, create a log.properties file with the following content:
    com.ibm.ws=DEBUG
    com.ibm.cic.agent.core.Engine=DEBUG
    global=DEBUG
    Restart Installation Manager as necessary, and Installation Manager outputs traces for the WebSphere Application Server plug-ins.
[Updated in April 2013]
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What to do next

You can use Installation Manager to install the DMZ Secure Proxy Server for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, the Web Server Plug-ins for WebSphere Application Server on z/OS, and the IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.




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